It's our world, too! young people who are making a difference : how they do it--how YOU can, too!
A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand," "Reaching Out to Others," "Healing the Earth," and "Creating a Safer Future," accompanied by a handbook for young activists.
| Main Author: | Hoose, Phillip M., 1947- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[New York] :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2002.
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| Edition: | 1st Sunburst ed. |
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| Summary: |
A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand," "Reaching Out to Others," "Healing the Earth," and "Creating a Safer Future," accompanied by a handbook for young activists. |
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| Item Description: |
"A Sunburst book". Originally published: Boston : Joy Street Books, c1993. |
| Physical Description: |
x, 166 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
0374336229 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author of books, essays, stories, songs and articles. Although he first wrote for adults, he turned his attention to children and young adults in part to keep up with his own daughters. His book Claudette Colvin won a National Book Award and was dubbed a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009. He is also the author of Hey, Little Ant , co-authored by his daughter, Hannah, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird , and We Were There, Too! , a National Book Award finalist. He has received a Jane Addams Children's Book Award, a Christopher Award, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, among numerous honors. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and grew up in the towns of South Bend, Angola, and Speedway, Indiana. He was educated at Indiana University and the Yale School of Forestry. He lives in Portland, Maine. |